Antiphony – Alternate call and response between different groups of singers or instruments

(Pronounced an-tih-fuh-nee)

To remember what antiphony means use the following mnemonic:

The ants in the symphony (antiphony) used alternating call and response between different instruments.

Examples of antiphony in a sentence

The song had a section of antiphony between the guitar and keyboard.

Antiphony between voices can be heard widely in choral music.

I added a section of antiphony to make the song more interesting.